Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-09

Mr.. Weisiger considered the city mo-
rally obligated to replace 1t.
Referred to the Committee on Streets.
HEALTH OFFICERS.
The communication from the Board
Of Health WIS again taken up and the
Council proceeded to fill the vacancies
in the board from the First and Fourth
Wards.
Mr.. Weisiger nominated Mr.. Henry
Fitzgerald for the First Ward, and MIR.
A. d. Shotwell for the Fourth and
both were unanimously elected.
COUNCILMAN.
The Chair called attention to the fact
that there Was n vacancy IN the Coun-
Gil from the First Ward, created by
Mr.. b. A. Faulconer, who was re-elect-
ed in May, not having qualified within
the thirty days after the election.
Mr.. Bradley nominated Mr.. Faulco-
nor.
Mr.. Weisiger nominated Mr.. John
Talley.
The vote resulted:
Fomconcr.-Messrs. Bradley, Per-
due, and O'Brien-3.
TQHey.-Messrs. Walsh, Hewlett,
Hnrr's, and Weisigcr-4.
Mr.. Tnlley was declared elected for
the term OF one year. He keeps 4
saloon near Mayo's bridge.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
lhe following gentlemen were re-
elected Police Commissioners: First
Ward. G. A. Jones; Second, J. +. Per-
dGe; Third, George Q. Ely; Fourth,
l.. W. Woisiger.
CITY sCAvESGER.
4 petition was read from Mr.. L. J.
Way mack asking that he be re-
elected as city scavenger. There being
no other applicants he was elected by
acclaBatlOn.
COOL-sPRINGS PARK.
1t the last meeting of the Council
Mr.. Bradley made a report, published
At the time, relative to the option which
he had obtained on the half of the
COol.Springs Square not owned BY the
city with a view to making a public
park of it and it was referred to n spe-
cial committee. The president failed
TO appoint the committee at the time,
and last night appointed Messrs. T..
". WeisiGer. William Walsh. and
james +. Hewlett.
THE PAVING ORDINANCE.
Mr.. Walsh said that he had seen from
the papers that at the special meeting
Of the Council, when the paving ordi-
nance was adopted, the third 'ection
was defeated and then reconsidcred
and subsequently adopted. He desired
TO know who lIOyCd "A reconsideration.
Mr.. Perdue replied that he did.
Mr.. Walsh claimed that this section
which contains the prO-r"ta provision
for paving the cross streets, is unjust,
and one OF the most iniquitous pieces II
legislation ever passed. He owns a lot
fronting ffty-ive feet on Eighth street.
The Gray estate owns one fronting
sixty-fVc feet on cambridge street and
running back on Eighth street over
one hundred and fifty feet to his
lot. TO make him pay for paving
in front OF his property and
then pay pro rata for paving beside
the Crsy estate, worth hundreds of
Thousands of dollars, would entail on
him and all poor men similarly situated
great injustice. He said that he, with
other citizens, intended to do every
hing possible TO defeat the ordinance.
There being no further business be-
fore the Council, it adjourned at a few
minutes before 10 o'clock.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Several parties were before the
Mayors Court yesterday morning
charged with engaging IN row at
Bakers saloon, on Fourteenth street, on
the 9TH instant. They were all dis
charged.
Miss Augusta G.. Turpin has returned
from Chowan county, n. c., where she
has been teaching the past session, aud
is the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. T.. ".
Weisiger.
Miss Fanny Holiday ha, returned
from Maryland, where she has been
teaching.
Or. Thomas Garnett, Of Cartersyi!le,
Cumberland county. is in the city, the
guest Of Mrs. William ii. Garnett,
his brothers widow.
Judge Clopton has been confined at
home with rheumatism since his re
tmn from Gettysburg on Tuesday eve
ring last.
Rev. w. A. Campbell, of Fredericks-
burg, formerly pastor of the Presbyte-
rian church here, will fill his old pull
pit tomorrow morning.
A meeting OF the Sunday-school
scholars of the Meade-Memorial Epis-
copal church will be held tomorrow
afternoon, at which there will be an in
teresting programme of exercises.
Mr.. Toler, of the firm of Toler &
Sons, will leave early next week for
New York to order the machinery for
their new furniturs-factory, on which
work has begun.
Work on the elcctric-light building
at the corner of Fifth and Porter
streets has begun, and will be pushed
forward with all possible haste until it
il finished.